The alarm complication in the wristwatch looks back on an eventful and exciting history. The history ranges from the highly sophisticated beginnings in the early 20th century to the boom from the 1960s to today’s wide range of watches with an alarm function. Affordable battery-powered smartwatches in luxurious guise are available today, as are elaborate automatic watches with mechanical alarm …
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Since time immemorial, people have tried to measure and display time as accurately as possible. Sundials were an early ideal solution because their display is oriented to the authoritative conductor of the passage of time. The catch: they only work in good weather. The idea of giving clocks more independence with the oscillator was therefore grandiose. Optimal for time measurements …
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« The great advantages of modern quartz watches » Although electric timepieces are out of the question for many mechanical enthusiasts, they reveal an immense technical fascination upon closer inspection. Above all, the heart of the clock, the oscillator, is a delicate marvel on the wrist. Read on to find out how the mechanism works and why quartz oscillators surpass …
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« Luxury watches in precision dispute » In 729 million years, it will still run precisely to the second: The NPL-CsF2 atomic clock in London. Neither quartz watches nor mechanical timekeepers can match this precision. But which brands do you have to visit to find the most accurate mechanical watches? From Breitling to Zenith, our magazine shows you the most …
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« Precise sand gear with crisis potential » Precise, efficient, and highly controversial, electric movements have caused heated discussions in the watch world and changed the industry like no other innovation of the 20th century. But how does a quartz movement actually work? We take a look behind the scenes of this ingenious microtechnology, explore its history and explain how …
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